Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

16 December 2009

Savannah itself is an absolute gem of a city. I've been to a fair number of cities and I think I know from attractive. Built around 24 green squares, the historic district is unbelievably wealthy in amazing 18th and 19th century buildings. Took the trolley tour around, because again, how often can you ride around in an open-air vehicle in flipflops and t-shirts in December?

Juliette Gordon Lowe was born and raised here, and founded the girl scouts here in 1912. There's statues of Oglethorpe; a Vietnam War memorial shaped like...Vietnam; references to 'the book' everywhere (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, duh); a smallish river home to a serious container port; unemployed men making roses from palmetto leaves; and everywhere, live oaks dripping Spanish Moss. This may well be the most haunted city in America, but it's certainly the most beautiful.